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Description MBCQ722D-Operations & Materials Management-Assignment-2

Instructions Center for Continuing Education - UPES
MBCQ722D-Operations & Materials Management

Assignment 2

Total Questions: 56
Total Marks: 100

Assignment Information :

The examination will consist of only Objective type (multiple choice)

 questions requiring candidates to Mouse-click their correct choice of
alternatives against the related question number. The questions would
carry 1 to 5 marks each depending on the difficulty level of the question
as indicated in the table below:

Difficulty Level of Questions:

1 Mark - Direct, Memory based

2 Marks - Memory & Conceptual
3 Marks - Conceptual & Analytical
4 Marks - Analytical based on understanding of concepts
5 Marks - Application based on understanding of concepts

   The question paper will be for 100 marks and considering marks
allotted to each question, the total number of questions would be
around 63.
   There will not be negative marking for wrong answers.
   In case candidate does not want to attempt the question he I she should
not mouse-click any option.
   The students are allowed to save the responses and come back later to
resume, complete and "Save and Submit" the assignment. However, if
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and will be marked as zero. In such cases, the student can re-attempt the
assignment allocated after enrolling in the subsequent Semester.
   Once submitted, that answer sheet cannot be retreieved for any
editing. The student has to initiate a new attempt (if allowed), if he has
submitted the assignment by mistake.
   The students are normally allowed 3 chances to attempt and submit
the assignment. The number of attempts availed is displayed under the
"Test Information".
   The Highest Grade of the 3 attempts shall be considered for grading.
   The assignments are auto evaluated, and hence no chance of re-
evaluation/re-totalling is allowed to the student.

Multiple This Test allows 3 attempts. This is attempt number 2.

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Question 1

1. Which of the following smoothing constants would make an exponential smoothing

forecast equivalent to a naive forecast?

0
0.01
0.5
       1.0

5 points  

Question 2

1. Which of the following terms best defines the nature of Total Quality Management?

 An art
A philosophy
      A science
      A social activity

5 points  

Question 3

1. This is a pure planning strategy for varying demand

Vary number of employees

Vary work force utilization
Vary size of inventory
All of above

5 points  

Question 4

1. If an assignment problem consists of 6 workers and 7 projects,

one worker will not get a project assignment

one worker will be assigned two projects
each worker will contribute work toward the seventh project
one project will not get a worker assigned

5 points  

Question 5

1. When a sample measurement falls inside the control limits, it means that if there is no
other pattern in the samples, the process is in control.
 True

False

1 points  

Question 6

1. Inventory level a performance measure of purchase

True

False

1 points  

Question 7

1. Madeline works in purchasing for a major corporation. So she is likely to perform a

key function influencing purchase decisions of products in decline stage of the
product life cycle.

True

False

1 points  

Question 8

1. Companies are either producing goods or delivering services. This means that only
one of the two types of operations management strategies are used.

True

False
1 points  

Question 9

1. The EOQ model with quantity discounts attempts to determine

what is the lowest amount of inventory necessary to satisfy a certain service level
what is the lowest purchasing price
whether to use fixed-quantity or fixed period order policy
how many units should be ordered

1 points  

Question 10

1. One concern in the design of production systems is the degree of standardization.

True

False

1 points  

Question 11

1. Basic research, applied research and development are all part of the product life cycle.

True

False

1 points  

Question 12

1. Assembly lines achieved productivity but at the expense of standard of living.

True
 False

1 points  

Question 13

1. The operations manager has primary responsibility for making operations system
design decisions, such as system capacity and location of facilities.

True

False

1 points  

Question 14

1. A layout for allowing workers to operate more machines is called hybrid

True

False

1 points  

Question 15

1. Nominal group method of forecasting is a technique based ontime series

True

False

1 points  

Question 16

1. A proactive approach to forecasting views forecasts as probable descriptions of future

demand, and requires action to be taken to meet that demand. 
 True

False

1 points  

Question 17

1. A seasonal relative (or seasonal indexes) is expressed as a percentage of average or

trend.

True

False

1 points  

Question 18

1. Based on his 14 Points, Deming is a strong proponent of looking for the cheapest
supplier.

True

False

1 points  

Question 19

1. The upper control limit in a control chart is at 3Ϭ

True

False

1 points  
Question 20

1. Attachments used for determining dimensions is called CMM

True

False

1 points  

Question 21

1. Environmental scanning refers to checking environmental regulations before

proceeding with product design.

True

False

1 points  

Question 22

1. Preparation of machine load refers to progressing

True

False

1 points  

Question 23

1. Effective capacity is equal to design capacity

True
 False

1 points  

Question 24

1. A control chart involves setting action limits for cumulative forecast error.

True

False

1 points  

Question 25

1. Curvilinear and multiple regression procedures permit us to extend associative models

to relationships that are non-linear or involve more than one predictor variable.

True

False

1 points  

Question 26

1. The product of achievable capacity and efficiency is called maximum capacity

True

False

1 points  

Question 27

1. Job shops have very small runs

 True

False

1 points  

Question 28

1. Competitiveness relates to the profitability of an organization in the marketplace.

True

False

1 points  

Question 29

1. Straight rebuy organizational purchase situation occurs when the purchase is of minor
importance and is not complex.

True

False

1 points  

Question 30

1. capacity utilization is an objective of operations management

True

False

1 points  
Question 31

1. Individual power and expertise have virtually no influence on organizational decisions

since it is a group process involving DMUs.

True

False

1 points  

Question 32

1. Part period method refers to Order quantity equals net requirements for a given period

True

False

1 points  

Question 33

1. Production volume in product layout is low

True

False

1 points  

Question 34

1. A cement plant should be located near river

True
 False

1 points  

Question 35

1. Just in time focusses on sales

True

False

1 points  

Question 36

1. Discrepancy report is used for shipping

True

False

1 points  

Question 37

1. Quality refers to

Cost of product
    Life of product
    Fitness for use
    All above

2 points  

Question 38

1. IS mark is for

Product quality
     System quality
    Process quality
    All above

2 points  

Question 39

1. Material requirements plan specify

the quantities of the product families that need to be produced

the quantity and timing of planned order releases
the capacity needed to provide the projected output rate
the costs associated with alternative plans

2 points  

Question 40

1. A tool for integrating customer requirements with design is called

QFD
    FMEA
    six sigma
    Zero defect

2 points  

Question 41

1. p chart is for controlling

Continuous variables
    Discrete variables
    Attributes
    All above

2 points  

Question 42

1. Statistical Process Control charts

 display the measurements on every item being produced
display upper and lower limits for process variables or attributes, and signal
when a process is no longer in control
indicate to the process operator the average outgoing quality of each lot
indicate to the operator the true quality of material leaving the process

2 points  

Question 43

1. If annual demand is 12,000 units, the ordering cost is $6 per order and the holding
cost is $2.50 per unit per year, which of the following is the optimal order quantity?  

576
240
170
60.56

2 points  

Question 44

1. Years ago in the overnight delivery business, providing package tracking capability
gave some firms a competitive advantage. Now, all firms must offer this capability
simply to be in this line of business. This is an example of ______________
becoming ____________ over time.

Tactical implications; strategic

Strategic implications; tactical
Order winners; order qualifiers
Profitability factors; productivity factors

2 points  

Question 45

1. The ______ is the input to Materials Requirements Planning which lists the
assemblies, subassemblies, parts and raw materials needed to produce one unit of
finished product.

bill of materials
net requirements chart
inventory records
 assembly time chart

2 points  

Question 46

1. A suitable chart for controlling fraction defective is

C chart
    X-bar R chart
    P chart
    Np chart

2 points  

Question 47

1. A run test is used

to examine variability in acceptance sampling plans

in acceptance sampling to establish control
to examine points in a control chart to check for natural variability
to examine points in a control chart to check for nonrandom variability

2 points  

Question 48

1. Inventory is considered in

Current ratio
    Quick ratio
    Return on sales
    None of above

2 points  

Question 49

1. A suitable chart for controlling defects is

C chart
    X-bar R chart
     P chart
    Np chart

2 points  

Question 50

1. Up to three points above or below centerline is the amount of variation that statistical
process control allows for

Type I errors
about 95.5% variation
natural variation
assignable variation

2 points  

Question 51

1. Planning safety stocks is a part of

Purchase function
    Maintenance function
    Stock keeping function
    None of above

2 points  

Question 52

1. Adequacy audit is carried out to verify

Adequacy of knowledge
    Adequacy of implementation
    Adequacy of documentation
    All above

2 points  

Question 53

1. Work centers are in sequence of operations in

 Fixed position layout
Process layout
Product layout
Cellular layout

4 points  

Question 54

1. This is not a component of production management

Organizing work
Locating facility
Selling product
Designing jobs

4 points  

Question 55

1. A Boutique should be located near

Market
Raw material source
River
None of these

4 points  

Question 56

1. Which of the following dispatching rules ordinarily gives the best results when the
criterion is lowest time for completion of the full sequence of jobs?

shortest processing time (SPT)

critical ratio (CR)
first in, first out (FIFO)
first come, first serve (FCFS)

4 points  

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